Rare Femslash Offering
Feb. 27th, 2026 10:30 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
artemisdartThis year for Rare Femslash, I matched on the pairing "Jane Eyre/Blanche Ingram." You may recall Blanche -- she was the rival love interest that Mr. Rochester brought to Thornfield, along with many other fine ladies and gentlemen, just so he could flirt with her right in front of Jane and so get Jane to confess her true feelings for him.
I grew up reading and rereading Jane Eyre. For years, I based my standards of emotional control on Jane's example. Yet not once in all those years did it occur to me to ship Jane and Blanche together. But when I saw the pairing in the tagset for Rare Femslash, I decided, "Challenge accepted" -- and then sure enough, I matched on it!
I didn't read any other works in this ship before writing my piece. Imagine my surprise when, a few days after posting, I finally checked out the tag and realized that there was only ONE OTHER FIC with this ship. Just ONE!!!
Dude. That is so rare.
ANYWAY! Here is what I came up with. I am pretty proud of this one!
The summary could be better... I spent all my points coming up with the plot, Brontë-esque prose, and literary references, haha!
So far, my recipient hasn't kudosed or commented, but three other people have! This is always going to be a rare, raaaaaaare ship for people to search up, so I'd be surprised if this fic hits ten kudos in the next year. Still, I am personally proud of it, and that's what matters.
I grew up reading and rereading Jane Eyre. For years, I based my standards of emotional control on Jane's example. Yet not once in all those years did it occur to me to ship Jane and Blanche together. But when I saw the pairing in the tagset for Rare Femslash, I decided, "Challenge accepted" -- and then sure enough, I matched on it!
I didn't read any other works in this ship before writing my piece. Imagine my surprise when, a few days after posting, I finally checked out the tag and realized that there was only ONE OTHER FIC with this ship. Just ONE!!!
Dude. That is so rare.
ANYWAY! Here is what I came up with. I am pretty proud of this one!
To Gaze on Nature's Naked Loveliness
Author: ArtemisDart
Fandom: Jane Eyre - Charlotte Brontë
Ship: Jane Eyre/Blanche Ingram
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Wordcount: 9,333
Summary: Miss Blanche Ingram finds something of Jane's, and wants something else from her in exchange.
The summary could be better... I spent all my points coming up with the plot, Brontë-esque prose, and literary references, haha!
So far, my recipient hasn't kudosed or commented, but three other people have! This is always going to be a rare, raaaaaaare ship for people to search up, so I'd be surprised if this fic hits ten kudos in the next year. Still, I am personally proud of it, and that's what matters.
